The New Cool Seminars
The New Cool Seminars
The Dowse is proud to present
three free seminars in conjunction with its
current
exhibition, The New Cool, celebrating creative
entrepreneurial business. This is an awesome opportunity for
people to meet the directors of the companies featured in
the exhibition, creators of some of Aotearoa’s favourite
brands.
The seminars will focus on the inspiring
company stories, the highs and lows,
the big ideas and
small beginnings and what it means to be young, creative and
in business.
“A key part of The New Cool’s success has been the opportunity to build really powerful partnerships in the public and private sectors – around the potential of the creative economy”, says Director of The Dowse, Tim Walker. “The whole project is built on a foundation of support from Westpac and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, through their Enterprise Culture and Skills Activity fund. That has allowed us to work with Positively Wellington Business and WelTec to make these seminars and workshop available”.
THE 3 FREE SEMINARS
Aotearoa Beats
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Saturday 2 July 2pm – WelTec, Petone, BLOCK C, Kensington
Ave
Directors from Dawn Raid Entertainment, Disruptiv
and LOOP handle some of Aotearoa’s hottest talent. They
discuss their multi-faceted involvement in the music
industry both locally and globally. They are joined by
Inject Design, creators of Fat Freddy’s Drop’s graphic
identity.
On the couch - mags, TV and videogames
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Saturday 9 July 2pm – WelTec, Petone, BLOCK C, Kensington
Ave
The creators of Manual, Spoke and Staple magazines
join Sticky Pictures, the directors of the award winning TV
series The Living Room, to talk about creating magazines and
television about the cultures they love. They are joined by
Mario Wynands from Sidhe Interactive, whose videogame
Stacey Jones Rugby League debuted at number one in
Australasia, and Metia Interactive’s
Maru Nihoniho.
Clothing with attitude
> Saturday 16 July 2pm –
WelTec, Petone, BLOCK C, Kensington Ave
Dan Buckley
from Huffer, Steve Hodge from Illicit, Kylee Davis from
Insidious Fix and Tanya Thompson, aka Misery, are the
creative brains behind four very different clothing labels.
They talk about the ins and outs of the rag trade in New
Zealand, and how they’ve found their niche in a very
competitive market.
IMPORTANT: Numbers are limited! To reserve a place register on-line at www.dowse.org.nz OR CALL THE DOWSE ON: 04 570 6500 AND PRESS (0)
Please note seminar venue: Block C, WelTec, Kensington Ave, Petone.
Presented by The Dowse and the Centre for Creative Industries at WelTec.
> The New Cool Super-charger Workshop
Presented by The Dowse and Positively Wellington Business this workshop will be held over two weekends: 30 -31 July and 3 - 4 September. The New Cool Super-charger Workshop is designed to give existing creative businesses a boost, to hit the supercharger. For more info check: www.dowse.org.nz
ENDS